Chapter 271: Chapter 220: People in the Dark, One Man Suppressing a Nation

"I’m not too clear on the details either, but according to the intelligence we’ve gathered, this person’s master is likely also an Ancient One—and a powerful one at that."

"He might genuinely have a vendetta against the Pioneer Group, but we can’t rule out the possibility that he represents another, deeply hidden Secret Organization."

The tall Asian man spoke.

"The probability of that is low. If he were a member of one of those Secret Organizations, he certainly wouldn’t be acting so brazenly."

"What this person is doing in Japan now will inevitably trigger a transformation in human society. To some extent, that isn’t something those old folks would want to see."

The white woman said.

"That’s why he’s worth the risk of us making contact. Unfortunately, the leader and several other key figures are currently unreachable. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have sent us to do this."

The Asian man said.

"We’re about to reach the coast of Japan. Should we continue forward? Or should we wait for Japan’s national fortune to be shaken, weakening that person’s power, before we make our move?"

The white woman looked ahead. The coastline of Japan had already come into view.

"Let’s move now. By this point, Japan’s national fortune should already be shaken. That person is clearly wary of Yi Beidou’s power. Knowing those old geezers, it’s possible he’s already hidden himself away in the Secret Realm he’s spent years building."

The Asian man said.

"Then, let’s get started."

The white woman said, nodding.

SWOOSH!!

The next moment, she leaped from the bow of the massive freighter, landed steadily on the profoundly deep sea under the night sky, and began to run rapidly toward the Japanese coast.

Her running speed even surpassed that of the freighter.

Meanwhile, the Asian man also leaped high into the air, landed on the surface of the sea, and quickly followed in the woman’s footsteps.

The figures of the two quickly vanished into the dim twilight over the sea.

「Within Japan.」

The young man with glasses had, at some point, switched to a new phone and was now scrolling through social media like any ordinary Japanese citizen.

His eyes narrowed slightly as he watched the video Yi Beidou had posted and the various comments online.

’This young man is certainly brazen, but as they say, what is too rigid is easily broken...’

A contemplative expression appeared on the face of the young man with glasses.

Japan was his Realm, his home base. He didn’t want it to be shaken so easily, but if his opponent was too strong and the risk of acting too great, he would have no choice but to make a trade-off and accept the loss.

After all, even the helper he had invited had left out of fear.

’I can just hide and wait for Yi Beidou to leave.’

’He’s just someone who only cultivates this life. In a hundred years, he’ll be nothing but a pile of dust. It’s not as if I can’t afford to wait.’

’Why bother fighting with a short-lived ghost?’

Just then, the expression of the young man with glasses shifted slightly, and he reached for his waist.

A chrysanthemum-patterned Jade Pendant appeared in his hand. At the pendant’s center, a drop of crimson blood pulsed faintly, seeming to emit a soft glow.

’It seems some rats have taken the opportunity to sneak in. Is their goal to make contact with that young man?’

The eyes of the young man with glasses flickered as he mulled something over.

「Meanwhile.」

The nation of Japan was in an uproar.

"Is our country’s military useless?! They deployed so many troops and weapons, threw all of Tokyo into chaos, and they still couldn’t even handle one person? Instead, he wiped out their entire command center?!"

"Does all the tax money we pay every year just go into the pockets of those high-ranking officials with their family crests? Someone has to be held responsible for this!"

"The government made the wrong decision! Just like the Great Demon King said, even though he’s caused a lot of chaos since entering the country, he hasn’t indiscriminately killed the innocent or harmed ordinary civilians. Matters of the Martial Arts Realm should be resolved by the Martial Arts Realm itself; they shouldn’t have escalated the situation! If they anger an existence that even the military can’t handle, who’s going to stop him if he goes on a rampage across the country?"

"You’re all cowards! Our proud Yamato Race is being shat on by some guy from Donghua, and you’re advocating for compromise?! I say we should fight to the end! We must eliminate him, no matter the cost, to defend our national dignity!"

"Easy for you to say! Why don’t you grab a weapon and go fight that monster yourself?"

"..."

Conflicting opinions among the Japanese People clashed online, but more and more people were coming to believe that the Japanese government had acted too recklessly.

After all, compared to some notion of national dignity, many ordinary people were more concerned with their own safety. They had no desire to see a terrifying existence—one that tens of thousands of troops and heavy weaponry couldn’t handle—get provoked into carrying out a bloody revenge across their cities.

Meanwhile, the Japanese cabinet was holding an emergency overnight meeting.

"How in the world are we supposed to handle this?! And what exactly did he mean by the ’explanation’ Yi Beidou mentioned in the video?"

"And most importantly, does that person truly pose a threat to the personal safety of everyone present here? Director Beichuan, the Special Investigation Bureau is under your jurisdiction. You tell us."

The Prime Minister of Japan scanned the conference hall, his gaze finally landing on Beichuan Tian, the director of the Japan Special Investigation Bureau.

"I don’t know."

Beichuan Tian replied, his expression somewhat helpless.

"What do you mean, you don’t know?"

The Prime Minister of Japan frowned.

"It means exactly what it sounds like, Mr. Prime Minister. This person’s various abilities surpass all data our Special Investigation Bureau has ever collected. We have no way of estimating the limits of his power, which means we have no way of predicting what he is capable of, or whether his words are a mere deterrent or something he will actually make a reality."